Bottle seal



May 4, 1937. J. D. BUGH 2,079,545

' BOTTLE SEAL Filed July 2. 1956 I I I I I! I ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 4, 13?

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/ Application .liuly 2, 1936, Serial No. 88,663

3 Claims.

characterwhich may be employed with the or dinary bottle or jar, employing a screw cap, without materially altering the construction thereof.

-A further object is to produce a device of this character which is economical'to manufacture, easy to apply, and easy to remove.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a bottle neck and cap and having my device positioned thereabove; P

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing'ijmy device positioned upon the bottle;

Fig. 3 is a similar View, showing my device moved into unlocking position;

Fig. 4 isa fragmentary cross sectional view 30 onan enlarged scale, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detailed view of a modified form of my device in looking position; and

' Fig. 6, is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the modified form moved to unlocking position.

There are many commodities, such as food stufis, liquors, medicines, and the like, which are placed in jars or bottles having screw caps where it is desirable to prevent the reuse of the container, either to prevent fraud, or to prevent contamination through the reuse of the contalner.

I have, therefore, devised a sealing cover which is placed over the cap in such a manner that the seal to be removed will leave an identifying mark upon the receptacle so that a future user would know that the original contents had been removed and other contents substituted.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates, for matter of illustration, the neck of a jar having the customary bead 6, above which is formed the screw thread upon which the cover 7 is screwed. The construction thus far relates to an ordinary commercial receptacle.

My invention consists of a sealing cap ill of larger diameter than the top of the receptacle, which cap has a downwardly turned rim 8 and 5 inwardly turned locking flanges 9. Secured to the rim 8 is a marker pin ll of sufilcient rigidity to mark the receptacle ina manner to be hereinafter described. This marker pin is preferably triangular in shape, as best illustrated in Fig. 4.

In using my device, the same is placed upon the receptacle and the flanges 9 bent inwardly so as to lie between the cover I and the bead 6. This cap will be perfectly free to turn without in any manner rotating the cover I. When it is desired to remove the cover l, the sealing cap I is moved downwardly from the position of Fig. 2 to the position of Fig. 3, which will cause the bead 6 to bend the flanges 9 from ahorizontal position to an upwardly slanting position. At the same time, the marker pin 1 I will nick the edge of the bead 6 so as to leave a permanent identification on the bead. The seal may now be removed, as the flanges, when so bent, will pass over the cover.

In the modified form, shown in Figs. and 6, the construction is identical, the only difference being that the head 6 has molded therein a soft wire l2, which is exposed for a portion of its length, or in other words, a portion of the bead 6 is omitted, so that the wire may be exposed.- With this construction, the seal is turned so that the marker pin lies above the wire l2; and when moved downwardly from the position of Fig. 5 to that of Fig. 6, the soft wire l2 will be severed, thus indicating that the receptacle has been opened.

It will thus be seen that my device will perform all the functions above set forth.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my v invention, I claim:

1. A seal for receptacles having a screw cover, comprising a cap having a downwardly turned rim and inwardly turned flanges, said flanges lying between the bottom of the screw cover and neck of the receptacle, and a marker pin car- 55 tioned between said cover and said head, said flanges normally positioning the top of said cap in spaced relation to said cover, said flanges being bendable when said cap is moved downwardly against said cover and through contacting said flanges with said head.

ao'raeas 3. In a device of the character described, the

combination with a receptacle having a bead ad iacent its upper extremity and having a screw threaded cover thereon, of a cap enclosing said cover, said cap having inturned flanges positioned between said cover and said bead, said flanges normally positioning the top of said cap in spaced relation to said cover, said flanges being bendable when said cap is moved downward= ly against said cover and through contacting said flanges with said head, and a marker pin positioned in said cap and adapted to engage a portion of said receptacle to leave an indicating mark thereon.

' JOHN D. BUGH. 

